College baseball players will no longer be able to transfer from one school to another without sitting out a year and teams that underperform academically will have their playing schedules reduced under proposals adopted Thursday by the NCAA Board of Directors.

Michigan State ended a 21 year-drought and carried coach Rick Comley into an elite circle Saturday night by rallying past Boston College 3-1 to win the NCAA Division I men's hockey championship. The Spartans trailed 1-0 after two periods but tied the game on Tim Kennedy's power play goal mid-way through the final stanza. Justin Abdelkader's score with 19 seconds left was the winner with Chris Mueller's empty-netter coming with two seconds remaining in front of a record crowd of 19,432 at the Scottrade Center. It was Michigan State's third title but first since 1986.

North Dakota sophomore Ryan Duncan won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award on Friday as the USA's top college hockey player. The 5-foot-8 forward from Calgary led the Fighting Sioux to its third consecutive Frozen Four. "I share this award with my teammates," Duncan said.

Boston College took a 13-game winning streak into the Frozen Four final against Michigan State on Saturday. The Eagles also brought the learning experience from last year's title-game loss to Wisconsin.

Boston College earned a shot at its third NCAA Division I men's hockey championship by outlasting North Dakota 6-4 Thursday night in a wild finish that saw five goals in the last five minutes. The Eagles (29-11-1) extended their winning streak to 13 games and returned to the final for the second consecutive year.

Just like the last time Michigan State played Maine, the Spartans found themselves in an early hole. It was a mere speed bump for a school that advanced to the Frozen Four championship game for the first time in 20 years.

Nick Sucharski scored the go-ahead goal off a rebound early in the third period and Jeff Lerg made 29 saves, helping Michigan State beat Maine 4-2 on Thursday in the Frozen Four semifinals. Jim McKenzie also scored off a rebound midway through the third and Chris Mueller had a goal and an assist for Michigan State (25-13-3), which advanced to the championship game for the first time since 1987 and hasn't won it all since 1986.

At first blush, this year's NCAA Division I hockey semifinals look suspiciously like a rerun of last season. Boston College, North Dakota and Maine have again reached the Frozen Four and the brink of a national championship. The wild card is Michigan State, in the mix for the first time since 2001. Guiding the Spartans is coach Rick Comley, who is savoring a return he wasn't sure he would ever enjoy.